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After almost 15 years it may be time to upgrade from my trusty Sherwood Axis BCD. It has performed well in warm and temperate water and was satisfactory when matched with a 3mm wetsuit / 85 ft3 aluminum and a dry suit with a 130 ft3 steel tank. In addition to requiring the new unit to be good...

Thanks for your report baggins_69. I was at Reef House more than 10 years ago and enjoyed it very much. Now that I have a shiny new buddy to break in I was thinking this would be a good place for him to get some experience. Did you book directly with Reef House? Was nitrox available? I see...

Thanks for your very detailed report. It really helps to have this information when considering a trip. The lack of a chopper evacuation option when so far off shore is not to be ignored. I got the impression that you were frequently diving deep and pushing the nitrox limits - is that...

I'll be on the Solomon Star later this year. If you can wait that long I'll post a bit of a trip report.

I've been encountering problems during the last year with incomplete (incorrect) data transfers from my Wisdom 2 (metal buttons). The problem seems to be getting worse inasmuch as a larger percentage of the records are failing to transmit properly (or are not correctly interpreted by the...

FredGarvin's original question mirrors my own situation. I started with a simple Atmos2 and added the Wisdom2 (AI) a couple of years later. I continued to use the Atmos2 as a semi-backup ("semi" because the AI was the only means of measuring the gas pressure) partly because there was no...

Greg@ihpil, are you happy with the new computer? How long do the batteries last in the transmitter and computer, and is the changing/recharging process quick and simple? Have you tried uploading the dive data to a pc? Thanks, HDIGIT

My Wisdom II has been a great machine and is becoming a bit long in the tooth (off warranty long ago). I'd like to get it serviced before it lets me down. May I ship it directly to Sherwood? (Address and shipping instructions please.) It's more convenient for me, and probably faster overall...

If you aren't a big fan of wrecks, scratch Chuuk off your list. The wrecks are marvelous but they are essentially the only reason to dive there. And you'd have to be prepared to go very deep to see the best stuff.

Since you've done Palau (and many other great places), I think you may find Yap to be a bit of a let-down. It was nice but, having done Chuuk, Palau, and Yap in one trip (Palau and Yap being land-based), I'd give the top marks to Palau.

I was on BAIII last month and had a marvelous trip in every respect. I also don't understand the price difference and would certainly consider the SDII. She appears to offer more deck space per guest overall, which I'd consider to be a prime consideration. That stated, I was very pleased with...

Lots of good advice already posted. With regard to the dry vs wetsuit debate, we had both on our boat and one needed to be very cold-blooded to enjoy the wetsuit experience. A few of us had tri-lams and I was fortunate not to puncture mine until late in the trip. I do recommend diving dry...

Good point, giffenk. This trip will be with my non-diving family so I'll be grateful for whatever time I get to spend blowing bubbles. From what I've read on Scubaboard, Provo gets a lot of beginner and vacation divers so perhaps the majority are indeed happy with the half-day jaunts. I asked...

While I've also encountered it elsewhere I'm only now asking the question: Why do most dive operators limit their standard offerings to two dives per day? Perhaps I'm the only greedy one but, after paying big bucks to get to a dive destination, I'd like to get in as many dives as the computer...

Thanks for a very interesting report.

The conversations that are going on around this game are fascinating. Now that you folks have us tantalized to visit places we may not yet have considered, please finish the thought with a short "if you go" segment to suggest: Diving best suited for (beginner/advanced/...); dive highlights...

Pacific - yes US territory - yes (unincorporated) Guam - yes. Congratulations agilis. Over to you...

US island? - You might consider it that, but I'd be a bit worried that others might consider that to be a misleading clue. There are a considerable number of Americans there. Lots of folks from other countries, too.

Gee, I just learned something cool about Google Earth. I thought it drew straight lines when measuring distances but it is actually smart enough to consider the curvature of the earth. Draw a line from Vancouver, Canada to London, England and it takes the polar route.

Maldives - No Fiji - No Indonesia - well, you are getting to within 4,000 km according to Google Earth. Maybe even a tad closer.